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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Itchy Nipples Nursing Baby Lanolin Ineffective

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Dr. Rakhi Tayal MD

lactating/discharge is it normal for a 47 year old mom to lactate 11 years after nursing last baby? Also, no menstrual cycle for 7 or 8 years now. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakhi Tayal ( OBGYN)
Dr. Vaishalee Punj MD

feeding as well as powder milk. iam suffering from sore nipples. i hvae consulted doctor and they have .... while pumping milk is turining red due to bleeding . i dont want to stop feeding my milk to baby.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty MD

my baby is one month old. I have been breast feeding him but stopped since 2 weeks because my nipples hurt a lot during feeding and also my nerves pain after feding for about 4- 5 hrs. i dont know wht ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

Can a nursing mother transfer lyme disease to nursing infant? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Kakkar S. MD

i have itchy nipples ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kakkar S. ( Dermatologist)

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Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

Upper area around my nipples is scratchy. My daughter is 19 months old and I have been nursing her till last week. I used a lot of lanolin but it is not really helping to heal .Do I need to see a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Nazma.amman MD

using lanolin cream. Literally i have an open crack.. and feeding is very very painful.. can i use soframycin for quick recovery. Is it safe for my baby. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nazma.amman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

contains lanolin. Lately I have been having dandruff, and my scalp is itching. Could this be from the lanolin in this hair dressing? Thanks Gerald ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Jacqueline Brown MD

my nipples have cracked on both breast.. I just want a suggestion on a cream that isn t harsh to attempt healing of the cracks. Lanolin didn t work, though, I ve never been pregnant. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jacqueline Brown ( OBGYN)
Dr.  SUJOY S BHATTACHARJEE MD

I stopped nursing my fourth child last january, she was 22 months....I had been nursing or pregnant for almost 9 years...I notice that if I squeeze my nipples now I still get what looks like colostrum ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. SUJOY S BHATTACHARJEE ( OBGYN)